Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Berlin Township than in 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Berlin Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns, #646 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Berlin Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Berlin Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Berlin Township, and Berlin Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 10% (higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts).
B+ #646 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Berlin Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Ohio town has lower expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Berlin Township has more expected damage per building than 65% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.8M a year in losses across Berlin Township: $2.5M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Berlin Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Berlin Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Berlin Township isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Delaware County.The storms Berlin Township remembers
None of the 12 disasters declared for Delaware County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Berlin Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Delaware County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Berlin Township and its neighbors
Berlin Township is 2nd of the 6 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 26 |
| Berlin Township | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Orange Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Delaware | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 13 |
| Berkshire Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Brown Township | B−less damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | — |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Berlin Township faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Berlin Township
Is Berlin Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Berlin Township has lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk, #646 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and tornadoes (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Berlin Township in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Delaware County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Berlin Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Berlin Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Berlin Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Berlin Township’s rate for it is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Berlin Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Berlin Township’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.